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It has been accepted for inclusion in Course Catalogs-Art Institute of Boston (AIB) by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@Lesley. For more information, please contact [email protected]. 1973 THE \RT I\STITUTE The Art Institute of Boston Catalogue is designed to assist the individual in his appraisal of the school, facilitate the application and admission process, and to provide a basic understanding of the foundation on which the school operates and of the academic frame­ work of its four major areas of study. Young artists will realize that a certain amount of latitude can be afforded those students who are able to couple the exertion necessary to any artistic endeavor with a sufficient amount of the inquisitive motivation integral to the learning process. Thus, while much atten­ tion must be given to determining the advantages of one educational program as opposed to another, of primary importance is the indivi­ dual's careful and sensitive analysis of his own interests and needs. We at the school feel that we make available to each student attending the Art Institute of Boston the widest range of intellectual and practical artistic training. The Art Institute of Boston 700 Beacon Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02215 Telephone (617) 262-1223 CONTENTS History................................................. 3 Freshman Foundation ..................................... 8 Advertising Design ....................................... 10 Photography............................................ 12 Illustration ............................................ 14 Fine Arts .............................................. 16 Faculty................................................ 20 Academic Information .................................... 30 Admissions ............................................ 32 Student Affairs.......................................... 34 Awards and Gallery ...................................... 36 Tuition and Scholarships .................................. 38 Evening and Summer Sessions .............................. 42 Administration and Trustees................................ 46 Advisors .............................................. 48 In 1912 Roy Davidson, a pioneer in the field of commercial art, founded the School of Practical Art as one of the first studio schools in the country. The traditional art training at that time was through the apprenticeship system, which meant long years of much menial, repetitive labor. The School of Practical Art allowed young people aspiring to the art profession to complete in a reasonable length of time a basic artistic training, and after graduation to enter their fields with the necessary ability for successful contribution on a professional level. The school opened in Davidson's own studio, three small rooms on Boylston Street; classes were small and informal the program being a general commercial art course. As the school progressed and attracted the attention of the community, the curriculum expanded to include a wide range of artistic exploration and discipline. The burgeoning art school soon outgrew its first quarters on Boylston Street and over the years moved to progressively larger and better equipped facilities, graduating many distinguished artists. During the fifties the diversity of interests of a large number of students and faculty necessitated the departmentalization of the curriculum. Students were then allowed to major in specific areas, such as advertising design, illustration, photog­ raphy, and fine arts. Shortly afterwards the school relocated in the Kenmore Square area between Beacon Street and Commonwealth Avenue. In January, 1968, the School of Practical Art was rechartered as the Art Institute of Boston, establishing itself as a non-profit institution of higher education and clearing the way for future expansion and development. In the fall of 1970, the Institute moved just down the street from our previous loca­ tion to 700 Beacon Street, our new home for which we have formulated exciting and forceful long-range plans. Anyone familiar with the Boston area will recognize the advantages of our present location - just off Kenmore Square in the heart of the Back Bay, Boston's cultural center. The school's program easily takes advantage of the opportunities which surround its site. The Museum of Fine Arts, the Gardener Museum, the Boston Public Library ... are all within easy walking distance of the school, and the facilities and artistic communities of the Greater Boston area - Cam­ bridge, Charlestown, South Boston, Brookline, and Newton - are all within reach of the Boston subway system. The scenic Massachusetts and Maine coasts, and the rural mountain areas of all of New England are within convenient access, offering the stu­ dent the opportunity of frequent respite from the excitement of Boston, the capitol of New England, and one of the nation's most active intellectual and cultural centers. 3 The Art Institute of Boston maintains, and always has maintained throughout the course of its long history, that the artist holds a unique position of responsibility in his society. Because the weight of his contribution is so widely felt in this age of the expanded media, the artist is expected to be not only innovator but also arbitrator. The decisions which affect his life and his work influence a wide body of people who look to him for illumination. Art cannot be taught as a development of certain visual talents separate from a larger awareness of life. The Art Institute of Boston makes available to the student an excellent technical artistic training, as well as collecting in a central location a faculty of dedicated and inspired artists with whom the student will be anxious to exchange ideas. Classes are conducted in a studio environment with an emphasis on excellence of work and a vigorous dialogue between student and the instructing artist. Although the goal of each major department varies, the lnstitute's objective is to prepare qualified students for contributing roles in the visual arts. Whether a student chooses a career in the applied arts, such as illustration, advertising design or photog­ raphy, or in a less specific area such as painting or sculpture, he can expect to gain the preparation necessary to enter as a professional and to contribute in his field. Graduates of the Institute are employed by business and industry throughout the world; many have presented exhibitions of their work in important galleries and museums; others are self-employed in a variety of creative, artistic endeavors. Students at the Art Institute may earn a Bachelor of Science degree in Applied Art, in Photography, or in Fine Art through University College, Northeastern University. Students selecting this option will ordinarily complete their art major credits at the Institute then their academic requirements at Northeastern. However, students may, from time to time, be permitted to register simultaneously at both Institutions. De­ tails and credit requirements are available at the Admissions Office. The Art Institute of Boston is accredited by the National Association of Trade and Technical Schools, is licensed by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Depart­ ment of Education and is approved for veterans, the United States Department of Justice for foreign students and the Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission. The Institute is a member of the College Art Association of America. 4 THE FOUNDATION PROGRAM: Description and Objective All first year students except those majoring in photography, complete the two semester foundation program before entering their major department. The pro­ gram is comprised of mutually supporting courses that emphasize the fundamentals of the perceptual, organizational and expressive factors of the visual arts in ways that will better enable the student to understand and apply these. principles in their creative efforts. Classes stress the limitless options of response available to the stu­ dent, to the actual and inferred properties of the visual elements. Through this method, students are able to solve specific visual problems in personal ways. The objective is to provide students with a solid and meaningful body of fundamental skills on which they may build their major studies. The deliberate interpenetration of concepts in the courses is designed to reinforce the student's awareness to the need for developing a mature control of the inherent and universal conditions that challenge his creative energies in all forms of visual art, for whatever stylistic, aesthetic or commercial function. Basic Drawing. The study of the fundamentals